Schizophrenia Flashcards
1
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Delusion
A
False beliefs
2
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Hallusination
A
Sensing things that aren’t there
Seeing, feeling, hearing, smelling things
3
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Disorganized speech
A
word salad
4
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Alogia
A
reduction in speech and extensive pauses before speaking
5
Q
DSM 5 criteria for schizophrenia
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2+ of following for 1+ month:
- Delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, negative symptoms
6
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Negative symptoms
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- Flat affect
- Motivation
- Alogia
7
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Flat affect
A
When your emotions are monotone; emotionless
8
Q
Cause of schizophrenia
A
BIOLOGY
Dopamine Hypothesis:
- Excess of dopamine –>to positive symptoms
- Lack in dopamine –> cognitive and negative symptoms
9
Q
Schizophrenia is a ____ condition, meaning that symptoms worsen over time
A
Degenerative
10
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How is schizophrenia a degenerative condition
A
- Loss of cortical tissue/gray matter
- Ventricular enlargement
